Leavin' home, out on the road I've been down before Ridin' along in this big ol' jet plane I've been thinkin' about my home But my love light seems so far away And I feel like it's all been done Somebody's tryin' to make me stay You know I've got to be movin' on Oh, oh, big ol' jet airliner Don't carry me too far away Oh, oh, big ol' jet airliner 'Cause it's here that I've got to stay Goodbye to all my friends at home Goodbye to the people I've trusted I've got to go out and make my way I might get rich, you know, I might get busted But my heart keeps calling me backwards As I get on the 707 Ridin' high, I got tears in my eyes You know I got to go through hell Before you get to heaven Big ol' jet airliner Don't carry me too far away Oh, oh, big ol' jet airliner 'Cause it's here that I've got to stay Yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah And I'm goin' with some hesitation You know that I can surely see That I don't want to get caught up in that Funky shit goin' down in the city Big ol' jet airliner Don't carry me too far away Oh, oh, big ol' jet airliner 'Cause it's here that I've got to stay Oh, oh, big ol' jet airliner Carry me to not home Big ol' jet airliner 'Cause it's here that I feel home